Estio Book 5
- Episode 18
"I'm sorry, do you know that the magic that wizards can handle is infinite?"
The wizard ran through my head with his hand.
"Damn! I mean, I can't stand alone for long with my shield open. It's hard for half a day, let alone a day. I don't know if it's even a magical species of dragon."
Russell knew that too, so he just listened to the mercenary's sarcasm in silence.
'If I had brought a lot of magical mercenaries, I would have been able to last longer.'
I didn't have the money for that. If you hire a large number of magical mercenaries from a small top like Porima, you will lose money no matter how much you sell. The belly button was bigger than the belly button, so I couldn't do that.
"Please."
"Sheesh."
Although there was no way to complain, the wizard eventually complied with the request of the upper-level attention. The merchants prepared to leave and gathered in the smallest area possible. The large desert crabs decided to hide in the ground.
"It's the sand of death, so I guess the bottom of the ground is okay?"
"I heard that. Soar into the sky or hide in the ground. They said it's fine as long as it doesn't come in direct contact with the sand."
The mercenaries led by José looked at the crabs they rode with envy. Either way, the desert crabs dug into the sand and disappeared.
As the crabs disappeared and people gathered in one place, the area to spread the shield was significantly reduced. When everything was ready, the wizard took out the staff and held them in his hand.
Blue Sands was now close enough that the dividing line could be discerned with the naked eye instead of the blue light. The sands of death seen from a short distance away were a chillingly cold blue.
'The sand that dies just by touching it.'
The wizard swallowed dry saliva. His hands were trembling with a sense of pressure.
Still, he was once a magician who was considered one of the most talented people in the Ballista Guild. He succeeded in memorizing the spell without making a mistake in front of the magic circle he had prepared in advance.
"Hey, sweetheart."
With only the magic starter left, Jose called Estio.
"Once the shield is activated, entry becomes impossible. Return your teammates now."
It was referring to Yeonjunang, who was still beating the Giant Scorpions at the forefront. At first, the Scorpions approached with the intention of hunting prey, but now they only raised their tails and hissed, but did not attack the party recklessly. It was because he was terrified when he realized that he would be pierced by a spear wielded by Yeon Yeon-rang the moment he rushed in.
"You're making a Giant Scorpion so passively, you're such a strong warrior that you're really ignorant."
For the former Ballista Guild members, including Jose, it was a force that opened their mouths. Watching them fight, it was almost regrettable that I once ignored Yeon-yeon-rang as a woman. If it hadn't been for Estio and Mubin to stop her in the middle, it would have been them, not her scorpion, who are piercing her belly now.
"Anyway, hurry up! It's dangerous sooner or later."
I could see the blue sand rippling nearby. Estio, who nodded her head, rose from her seat and Za Mubin stepped forward.
"I'll bring it."
Having said that, Mubin leapt and disappeared in an instant without even having time to dry it. He was so fast that it was hard to follow even the eyes of talented people with other body types.
Jose muttered in despair.
"There are a lot of great talents on that team. The more I look at it, the more amazing it is."
If you look at it, Parker, a joiner, was a rare race. Ignis was the only guild that hired a human with bird wings as a delivery man.
Parker, a mysterious member of the group, Yeon-bi-rang, a samurai who is one of the best in Ignis, Mu-bin, who looks stronger than him, and a white-haired monkey, which is considered a ferocious beast, and a mysterious tiger that can't be seen now but suddenly appears when Estio is in danger.
It was strange no matter how much you looked at them, they were only a new guild member who was only leading them, which is an unusual combination to pretend to be.
'By the way, what's that little boy's specialty?'
Jose wondered about one thing he had inadvertently missed.
In order to join the Ignis Guild, whether you have exceptionally good brains, very strong strength, or have special abilities, you must have the ability to join the guild through numerous competitions.
"Hey......."
"Return complete!"
Just as José was about to ask Estio about it, the disappearing Moobin reappeared like the wind. After him, a man with ivory hair hanging down appeared, grinding his teeth. Parker looked at her and asked, seeing how her hair, which had been tied high in her original ponytail, was loose and fluttering.
"Hey, did you two ever fight?"
"Huh? No, no. It wasn't a fight, I cut off the hair tie by mistake while trying to stop that girl from coming to eradicate the monster."
The words were playful, but in reality it was intentional, not a mistake. He deliberately drew attention by touching the heart of Yeon-yeon-rang, who is obsessed with monsters. It was the mercy bestowed by Mubin, who was a top performer, by aiming and cutting only the braids, not the hair or skin.
However, that mercy rather touched Yeon-yeon's self-esteem, and thanks to him, he was receiving the gaze of Yeon-yeon's anger with his whole body instead of the monster.
'Did you unilaterally argue!'
Even the chatter of those who watched, Yeon Yeon-rang, who stared at the movie with his eyes getting colder, snorted.
"Ha, mistake?"
"I'm sorry. I'll return this to you."
Mubin handed the hairband cut in half to Yeon Yeon-rang again. I was offended, but because it was something I brought from my hometown, Yeon-yeon-rang couldn't bear to put it down and slipped away the torn string.
"Isn't that better than dying though?"
"Shut up."
Even after being cursed, Moobin smiled childishly, but as he brought her back, there were occasional spots where the hem of his robe had been cut off as a result of a fight.
Of course, Yeon-yeon-rang wasn't the only one he brought. The Giant Scorpions, who had missed their prey, were rushing towards them in anger.
"shield!"
Jiying.
The white waves that came out from the tip of the staff circled around the group. A white, translucent wall appeared in an instant, as if it had entered a hard egg.
Huge scorpions collided with the shield with a thump.
"Queen. If impact is applied repeatedly, the shield may break!"
"That's nothing to worry about."
Russell looked over the translucent shield and answered in a voice full of tension.
"Now the monsters will disappear."
As soon as those words were finished, the blue sand hit the Giant Scorpion.
Soon after, the party could witness clearly. How the beings who touched the blue sand face death.
The Giant Scorpions, so excited by their elusive prey, did not know that the Blue Sands had come so close.
The giant scorpion-type monsters that were threateningly swinging their claws to break the shield began to glow blue one by one.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it shattered into pieces. No time was given to recognize death. As if it was a work of sand built from the beginning, the body of Pasuk cracked and shattered on the spot and fell to the floor.
Paah!
"Blue... sand..."
All turned to sand. Yeon-yeon-rang, who had struggled quite a bit to fight a huge monster until just before that, wrinkled her expression. It was an absurdly quick annihilation.
"Hey."
"I can't stand it even with that huge size!"
"The Blue Sands were indeed cursed sands."
The novice mercenaries who witnessed the monster turning into blue sand in front of their eyes were terrified. There was also a cowardly Join Parker mixed in.
"Oh my God! How could such a thing be possible?"
"Hmm, well. Is it like an epidemic?"
"It's terrible. If it touches your skin even a little, you will die!"
Mubin, who gave Parker's shivering shoulder a warm hug, took a step forward. And he squatted right in front of the shield border without fear. The endlessly sparkling blue sand was strewn all over the place.
"Still, I can't really cross the shield."
"Wow, it's dangerous. Mubin-nim, step back."
"It's okay, it's okay. Even if it's dangerous, these are sand, so you can't get into the shield."
"What if the shield disappears?"
"Then I'll come over."
Awkward, Parker buried his face in the palm of his hand, frustrated.
"Why were you so frightened? You can't just fly away and avoid it? Because you have wings. That blue sand phenomenon can't chase you down to the basement and the sky."
"Ah! That's right."
A shrill voice escaped between his fingers. The wings he wore on his shoulder were not decorations. Of course he could soar into the skies at any time. But Parker was still depressed.
"Then how about you?"
"Um, you'll be holding it and flying."
"Yep?"
Moobin, who stared at the innocent young man with wide-open eyes, gave an example, even beckoning him.
"Don't you think it's possible? Everyone jumps into the sky one after another like a ladder."
"I, I can't lift anyone heavier than my body weight."
Parker shook his head. Then, Mubin smiled again.
"I'm joking. I don't have a hobby of flying while being held by a man."
"...I don't have that kind of hobby either."
Parker sighed and let his stiff wings droop down. Even in a crisis situation, the tension was relieved a little thanks to Mubin, who behaves naturally.
Others were still extremely nervous. Except for the wizard holding the shield, everyone was able to move freely, but no one tried to move.
Parker looked around at the mercenaries and merchants who stood firm without taking a step from his seat, and finally looked at the complexion of his superiors. Estio, who has always been calm, was not too scared this time and was immersed in thought.
'Something is strange.'
Of course I couldn't see anything because I covered my eyes with an eye patch. But I felt something strange.
'They said blue sand is a desert phenomenon. It's cursed blue sand, so if you touch it, you'll die.'
Sand is inanimate. Unlike animals and plants, it was nothing more than a solid mass that had no way of thinking. Estio obviously knew that. He blankly questioned.
"...Then why?"
'Can you hear me?'
Even with my eyes closed, there was a faint sound. But she heard no one but Estio hear the voices coming from the sand outside the Shield. It was the only sound he could hear.
nah ah
A black cat sat on his shoulder and muttered languidly. Estio patted Tsuki's head in anguish.
And on one side, merchants and mercenaries were sitting around sharing another anguish.
"As long as we have only one wizard who knows how to use shields, the current situation is only a temporary measure."
"I'd rather dig the ground?"
"How the hell are you going to dig up a mountain of desert sand? At least there must be room under the ground to breathe, but it will take ten days to dig that much."
"Hey, I can't stand it like that! Even if it's long, half a day...!"
Estio Book 5
- Episode 18
"I'm sorry, do you know that the magic that wizards can handle is infinite?"
The wizard ran through my head with his hand.
"Damn! I mean, I can't stand alone for long with my shield open. It's hard for half a day, let alone a day. I don't know if it's even a magical species of dragon."
Russell knew that too, so he just listened to the mercenary's sarcasm in silence.
'If I had brought a lot of magical mercenaries, I would have been able to last longer.'
I didn't have the money for that. If you hire a large number of magical mercenaries from a small top like Porima, you will lose money no matter how much you sell. The belly button was bigger than the belly button, so I couldn't do that.
"Please."
"Sheesh."
Although there was no way to complain, the wizard eventually complied with the request of the upper-level attention. The merchants prepared to leave and gathered in the smallest area possible. The large desert crabs decided to hide in the ground.
"It's the sand of death, so I guess the bottom of the ground is okay?"
"I heard that. Soar into the sky or hide in the ground. They said it's fine as long as it doesn't come in direct contact with the sand."
The mercenaries led by José looked at the crabs they rode with envy. Either way, the desert crabs dug into the sand and disappeared.
As the crabs disappeared and people gathered in one place, the area to spread the shield was significantly reduced. When everything was ready, the wizard took out the staff and held them in his hand.
Blue Sands was now close enough that the dividing line could be discerned with the naked eye instead of the blue light. The sands of death seen from a short distance away were a chillingly cold blue.
'The sand that dies just by touching it.'
The wizard swallowed dry saliva. His hands were trembling with a sense of pressure.
Still, he was once a magician who was considered one of the most talented people in the Ballista Guild. He succeeded in memorizing the spell without making a mistake in front of the magic circle he had prepared in advance.
"Hey, sweetheart."
With only the magic starter left, Jose called Estio.
"Once the shield is activated, entry becomes impossible. Return your teammates now."
It was referring to Yeonjunang, who was still beating the Giant Scorpions at the forefront. At first, the Scorpions approached with the intention of hunting prey, but now they only raised their tails and hissed, but did not attack the party recklessly. It was because he was terrified when he realized that he would be pierced by a spear wielded by Yeon Yeon-rang the moment he rushed in.
"You're making a Giant Scorpion so passively, you're such a strong warrior that you're really ignorant."
For the former Ballista Guild members, including Jose, it was a force that opened their mouths. Watching them fight, it was almost regrettable that I once ignored Yeon-yeon-rang as a woman. If it hadn't been for Estio and Mubin to stop her in the middle, it would have been them, not her scorpion, who are piercing her belly now.
"Anyway, hurry up! It's dangerous sooner or later."
I could see the blue sand rippling nearby. Estio, who nodded her head, rose from her seat and Za Mubin stepped forward.
"I'll bring it."
Having said that, Mubin leapt and disappeared in an instant without even having time to dry it. He was so fast that it was hard to follow even the eyes of talented people with other body types.
Jose muttered in despair.
"There are a lot of great talents on that team. The more I look at it, the more amazing it is."
If you look at it, Parker, a joiner, was a rare race. Ignis was the only guild that hired a human with bird wings as a delivery man.
Parker, a mysterious member of the group, Yeon-bi-rang, a samurai who is one of the best in Ignis, Mu-bin, who looks stronger than him, and a white-haired monkey, which is considered a ferocious beast, and a mysterious tiger that can't be seen now but suddenly appears when Estio is in danger.
It was strange no matter how much you looked at them, they were only a new guild member who was only leading them, which is an unusual combination to pretend to be.
'By the way, what's that little boy's specialty?'
Jose wondered about one thing he had inadvertently missed.
In order to join the Ignis Guild, whether you have exceptionally good brains, very strong strength, or have special abilities, you must have the ability to join the guild through numerous competitions.
"Hey......."
"Return complete!"
Just as José was about to ask Estio about it, the disappearing Moobin reappeared like the wind. After him, a man with ivory hair hanging down appeared, grinding his teeth. Parker looked at her and asked, seeing how her hair, which had been tied high in her original ponytail, was loose and fluttering.
"Hey, did you two ever fight?"
"Huh? No, no. It wasn't a fight, I cut off the hair tie by mistake while trying to stop that girl from coming to eradicate the monster."
The words were playful, but in reality it was intentional, not a mistake. He deliberately drew attention by touching the heart of Yeon-yeon-rang, who is obsessed with monsters. It was the mercy bestowed by Mubin, who was a top performer, by aiming and cutting only the braids, not the hair or skin.
However, that mercy rather touched Yeon-yeon's self-esteem, and thanks to him, he was receiving the gaze of Yeon-yeon's anger with his whole body instead of the monster.
'Did you unilaterally argue!'
Even the chatter of those who watched, Yeon Yeon-rang, who stared at the movie with his eyes getting colder, snorted.
"Ha, mistake?"
"I'm sorry. I'll return this to you."
Mubin handed the hairband cut in half to Yeon Yeon-rang again. I was offended, but because it was something I brought from my hometown, Yeon-yeon-rang couldn't bear to put it down and slipped away the torn string.
"Isn't that better than dying though?"
"Shut up."
Even after being cursed, Moobin smiled childishly, but as he brought her back, there were occasional spots where the hem of his robe had been cut off as a result of a fight.
Of course, Yeon-yeon-rang wasn't the only one he brought. The Giant Scorpions, who had missed their prey, were rushing towards them in anger.
"shield!"
Jiying.
The white waves that came out from the tip of the staff circled around the group. A white, translucent wall appeared in an instant, as if it had entered a hard egg.
Huge scorpions collided with the shield with a thump.
"Queen. If impact is applied repeatedly, the shield may break!"
"That's nothing to worry about."
Russell looked over the translucent shield and answered in a voice full of tension.
"Now the monsters will disappear."
As soon as those words were finished, the blue sand hit the Giant Scorpion.
Soon after, the party could witness clearly. How the beings who touched the blue sand face death.
The Giant Scorpions, so excited by their elusive prey, did not know that the Blue Sands had come so close.
The giant scorpion-type monsters that were threateningly swinging their claws to break the shield began to glow blue one by one.
Then, in the blink of an eye, it shattered into pieces. No time was given to recognize death. As if it was a work of sand built from the beginning, the body of Pasuk cracked and shattered on the spot and fell to the floor.
Paah!
"Blue... sand..."
All turned to sand. Yeon-yeon-rang, who had struggled quite a bit to fight a huge monster until just before that, wrinkled her expression. It was an absurdly quick annihilation.
"Hey."
"I can't stand it even with that huge size!"
"The Blue Sands were indeed cursed sands."
The novice mercenaries who witnessed the monster turning into blue sand in front of their eyes were terrified. There was also a cowardly Join Parker mixed in.
"Oh my God! How could such a thing be possible?"
"Hmm, well. Is it like an epidemic?"
"It's terrible. If it touches your skin even a little, you will die!"
Mubin, who gave Parker's shivering shoulder a warm hug, took a step forward. And he squatted right in front of the shield border without fear. The endlessly sparkling blue sand was strewn all over the place.
"Still, I can't really cross the shield."
"Wow, it's dangerous. Mubin-nim, step back."
"It's okay, it's okay. Even if it's dangerous, these are sand, so you can't get into the shield."
"What if the shield disappears?"
"Then I'll come over."
Awkward, Parker buried his face in the palm of his hand, frustrated.
"Why were you so frightened? You can't just fly away and avoid it? Because you have wings. That blue sand phenomenon can't chase you down to the basement and the sky."
"Ah! That's right."
A shrill voice escaped between his fingers. The wings he wore on his shoulder were not decorations. Of course he could soar into the skies at any time. But Parker was still depressed.
"Then how about you?"
"Um, you'll be holding it and flying."
"Yep?"
Moobin, who stared at the innocent young man with wide-open eyes, gave an example, even beckoning him.
"Don't you think it's possible? Everyone jumps into the sky one after another like a ladder."
"I, I can't lift anyone heavier than my body weight."
Parker shook his head. Then, Mubin smiled again.
"I'm joking. I don't have a hobby of flying while being held by a man."
"...I don't have that kind of hobby either."
Parker sighed and let his stiff wings droop down. Even in a crisis situation, the tension was relieved a little thanks to Mubin, who behaves naturally.
Others were still extremely nervous. Except for the wizard holding the shield, everyone was able to move freely, but no one tried to move.
Parker looked around at the mercenaries and merchants who stood firm without taking a step from his seat, and finally looked at the complexion of his superiors. Estio, who has always been calm, was not too scared this time and was immersed in thought.
'Something is strange.'
Of course I couldn't see anything because I covered my eyes with an eye patch. But I felt something strange.
'They said blue sand is a desert phenomenon. It's cursed blue sand, so if you touch it, you'll die.'
Sand is inanimate. Unlike animals and plants, it was nothing more than a solid mass that had no way of thinking. Estio obviously knew that. He blankly questioned.
"...Then why?"
'Can you hear me?'
Even with my eyes closed, there was a faint sound. But she heard no one but Estio hear the voices coming from the sand outside the Shield. It was the only sound he could hear.
nah ah
A black cat sat on his shoulder and muttered languidly. Estio patted Tsuki's head in anguish.
And on one side, merchants and mercenaries were sitting around sharing another anguish.
"As long as we have only one wizard who knows how to use shields, the current situation is only a temporary measure."
"I'd rather dig the ground?"
"How the hell are you going to dig up a mountain of desert sand? At least there must be room under the ground to breathe, but it will take ten days to dig that much."
"Hey, I can't stand it like that! Even if it's long, half a day...!"
